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Watch the interview of Soumya Kanti Ghosh of SBI, DK Joshi of CRISIL, Tushar Arora of HDFC Bank and Upasna Bhardwaj of Kotak Mahindra Bank with Latha Venkatesh and Ekta Batra on CNBC-TV18, in which they discussed CPI and IIP numbers for month of February.

"In some places trade has been to blame for the pains of globalisation or they used it as a scapegoat or they think we can live behind walls and borders," European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said at a conference in Brussels.

Less than nine months into the GST regime, revenue authorities have detected rampant tax evasion through black market and under-valuing of imports. Big data analytics by the authorities has revealed that although importers are paying GST, they are supplying the goods without bill, sources said.

In light of the increased number of scams surfacing over the last couple of decades, there have been multiple calls for the redefinition of ICAI’s role as a regulator and the setting up of a new regulator.

The move comes after it was observed that several proposals involving time and cost overrun or extension in time frame of implementation of projects or schemes are being referred to the Cabinet or Cabinet Committees for consideration.

Fadnavis was responding to a discussion in the Assembly, initiated by Leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who lauded the farmers participating in the 'Kisan Long March' for their peaceful protest while demanding a complete loan waiver and compensation for hailstorm and pink bollworm pest attack on crops.

Under the ISA framework as many as 32 countries have ratified the agreement, while 30 have joined the group of nations, which aim to promote solar energy as means of development particularly in developing nations.

The prime minister, Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath received the French president and his wife Brigitte at the airstrip here. The prime minister and the French president pressed a button to energise the solar panels and dedicated the 75 MW facility to the people.